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• loaf — I UK [ləʊf] / US [loʊf] noun [countable] Word forms loaf : singular loaf plural loaves UK [ləʊvz] / US [loʊvz] * bread in a long, round, or square shape that you cut into slices (= thin flat pieces) for eating. A sliced loaf has been cut into… …   English dictionary

• loaf — 1. noun /ləʊf,loʊf/ a) (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. b) Any solid block of food, such as meat. Syn …   Wiktionary

• Loaf 'N Jug — is a chain of convenience stores, owned by Kroger, and headquartered in Pueblo, Colorado. The company was founded by 5 businessmen from southern Colorado. Kroger purchased Loaf N Jug in 1986. In 2006, Kroger reimaged its convenience stores brands …   Wikipedia

• loaf — loaf1 [lōf] n. pl. loaves [lōvz] [ME lof < OE hlaf, akin to Ger laib, OHG hlaib, ON hleifr, Goth hlaifs] 1. a portion of bread baked in one piece, commonly of oblong shape and in a size convenient for table use 2. any mass of food shaped… …   English World dictionary

• Loaf — Loaf, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loafed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loafing}.] [G. laufen to run, Prov. G. loofen. See {Leap}.] To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. Loafing vagabonds. W. Black. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• loaf — loaf1 [ləuf US louf] n plural loaves [ləuvz US louvz] [: Old English; Origin: hlaf] 1.) bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and can be cut into ↑slice s ▪ a loaf of bread white/wholemeal/granary etc loaf BrE a sliced loaf …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• loaf — 1. n. (pl. loaves) 1 a portion of baked bread, usu. of a standard size or shape. 2 a quantity of other food formed into a particular shape (sugar loaf; meat loaf). 3 sl. the head, esp. as a source of common sense (use your loaf). Phrases and… …   Useful english dictionary

• loaf — 1 noun plural loaves, (C) 1 bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and can be cut into slices: a loaf of bread 2 meat/nut loaf meat or nuts that have been cut very finely, pressed together, and baked 3 use your loaf BrE old fashioned used to …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• About a Boy (film) — Infobox Film | name= About a Boy caption = About a Boy movie poster director = Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz writer = Nick Hornby (novel), Peter Hedges (screenplay) starring = Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Sharon Small… …   Wikipedia

• loaf — I n block, brick, cake, slab; lump, Inf. hunk, Inf. chunk. II v 1. laze, lounge, idle, do nothing, vegetate, watch the river flow, let the grass grow under one s feet, twiddle one s thumbs, Inf. lallygag; lie around, lounge around, loll around,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• loaf — verb Syn: laze, lounge, loll, idle; informal hang around/round; Brit.; informal hang about, mooch about/around; N.Amer.; informal bum around …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary